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The Viking Courtroom

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9th Jun 2022

Viking Courtroom

We set up our own courtroom to decide whether Vikings were Raiders or Traders. Half the class gave arguments for Vikings as Traders and half the class gave arguments as Raiders.

Raiders Arguments Made

Traders Arguments Made

·         Stole gold from monasteries

·         Intimidating war tactics

·         Leif’s father started a Viking war

·         The name Viking means Pirate

·         Captured people and made them slaves

·         Attacked all along the coast and rivers as their boats were shallow enough for the waters

·         Skilled and furious warriors

·         Used long bows, spears and arrows in battle which made them very efficient

·         Started raiding in AD 800

·         Large amounts of silver to trade with came from their country of Scandinavia

·         Risk free option for earning money

·         Traded all over Europe

·         Used coins throughout the Nordic countries

·         Sold honey, tea, walrus tusks

·         Bought silver, silk, spices, wine, jewellery, glass and pottery

·         Traded in England, Scotland and Wales

·         Were fishermen and sold fish

·         Traded West of Newfoundland